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How to manually fix sync problems

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Azure Monitor can connect to third-party IT Service Management (ITSM) providers. ServiceNow is one of those providers.

For security reasons, you may need to refresh the authentication token used for your connection with ServiceNow. Use the following synchronization process to reactivate the connection and refresh the token:

  1. In the Azure portal, select All resources, then find and select your Service Desk.

    Screenshot of the All resources page in the Azure portal. Only resources whose name includes the ServiceDes filter criteria are listed.

  2. In the Service Desk window, select ITSM Connections from the Workspace Data Sources section on the left pane.

    Screenshot of a Solution resource in the Azure portal. ITSM Connections on the left pane is highlighted.

  3. Select each connector in the list to edit the connector as necessary.

  4. In the Edit ITSM window,

    1. If this ITSM connector isn’t being used, delete the connector.
    2. Make sure that all of the fields are configured correctly. See the instructions here for the correct settings.
    3. Select Sync.
    4. Select Save.

    Screenshot of the Edit ITSM window in the Azure portal.